MSHDA Funding Opportunity 2025

Through the support of the Housing and Community Development Fund (HCDF), the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) is launching a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a $3 million investment for Improving Emergency Shelter Infrastructure and Expanding Transitional Housing (ESTH).  MSHDA is soliciting applications from existing emergency shelter and transitional housing organizations to support…

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Kalamazoo Housing Forum: Collaboration for Housing Equity

White background with text that reads Housing Kalamazoo: Collaboration for Housing Equity. Logos below for Continuum of Care, Western Michigan University, and United Way of South Central Michigan.

The Kalamazoo Continuum of Care will be hosting their first ever Kalamazoo Housing Forum on September 11, from 10am-5:15pm. This collaboration for housing equity will be hosted at Western Michigan University’s Fetzer Center. During this event you’ll find a dynamic gathering of local leaders, advocates, service providers, and changemakers focused on collaboration, connection, and solutions…

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The Legacy of Mitch Misiasz

It is with regret that I inform you that we lost a gregarious, helpful, and committed partner in this work Monday night.  ISK Housing team member Mitch Misiasz passed Monday July 21, 2024.  He grew up in Kalamazoo and worked in the ISK housing department for several years in a variety of roles. Most recently…

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